Rejected Comments

If you've ever owned a bug zapper, you know that once every few weeks, you need to clean out the dead carcasses of electrocuted insects piled up in a try below. (Sorry, bad visual for the lead sentence on a food blog.) We get a lot of comments on this blog that get zapped by our moderation process and it's time to dump those nasty messages left by our readers. Here's some excerpts of what didn't make it on the site.

"the reek of old mop water and soft drinks and food are ever present"
"dirt-stained door handles that make me cringe to touch after washing"
"the soft serve ice cream is the cheapest, least flavorful crap ever"
"I've witnessed an employee use the restroom and leave without washing"
"The other day I went there and the lead barista was a total jackass"
"She completely messed up my drink and gave me that "oh it's one of YOU" people looks"
"I vote for Gayfight donuts"
"The rats...would get into the boxes of bread"
"this place sucks, there is nothing there but a pile of s--- and bones"
"everyone in my party had some major gastrointestinal issues"
"found a slug in my meal...all I got was a free meal, no apology, nothing"
"Horror beyond horror...found a dead cooked cockroach"

I understand the removal of the comments containing swearing, but it makes me curious to know if the other negative comments wouldn't have be relevant or constructive to the restaurants being reviewed.

I don't understand why the majority of those comments were deleted. Is this blog only for favorable reviews of restaurants? I also like to know where to avoid, particularly if it's a safety/sanitary issue. I am glad to now know that the reviews on this blog have been stripped of any negative feedback.

I would love to have read those comments as well as all the comments sure to come - that's what makes a blog a blog - is that sometimes you get colorful, interesting things said on it or from the people responding to something said....